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Fabulously Festive Fridays – Plank Spanking

26th December 2025 Going Postal 0

Welcome back my friends to the flamboyance that never ends, and please be welcome to yet another of our regular sprout-fuelled snuffles around the sweaty intergluteal cleft of popular culture. I trust you all enjoyed [more…]

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In search of Christmas in mainland China

26th December 2025 Going Postal 0

Hongkonger spent the weekend before Christmas over the mainland border in Guandong province. Different to Hong Kong? Oh yes. I can recall many years ago landing in Hong Kong in December to be confronted by [more…]

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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

25th December 2025 Going Postal 0

Painted in about 1470/75, it is in the National Gallery. In memory of Caroline Catherine McNicholas 2nd October 1957 – 3rd January 2022   OldTrout  

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O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

22nd December 2025 Going Postal 0

O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here, Until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. O come, Thou Rod of [more…]

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Fabulously Festive Fridays – The Christmas Single

19th December 2025 Going Postal 0

Welcome back my friends to the flamboyance that never ends, and please be welcome to yet another of our regular Babycham fuelled snuffles around the sweaty intergluteal cleft of popular culture. Tonight, after our previous [more…]

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The Party’s Over, It’s Time to Call It a Day

19th December 2025 Going Postal 0

When I handed in my resignation/retirement letter to the Head Teacher, Mrs Easthope, she agreed to move the usual end of term assembly from the morning to the afternoon. I wanted to give this speech, [more…]

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The Question Time That Got Away

19th December 2025 Always Worth Saying 0

There’s always one that gets away. A pretty girl who becomes no more than a ship crossed in the night, a ball kicked wide of an open goal, even an edition of Question Time omitted [more…]

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Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Ten

18th December 2025 Going Postal 0

As they approached Anderson’s Willie said, “Mummy is that crowd outside the place we are going to.” “I think so,” answered Jinnie. Thinking quickly, she said, “Will you two take hands with Izzy and George [more…]

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Sternely Mullan My Phic Spelling

13th December 2025 Always Worth Saying 0

At Going-Postal in general and QT Review in particular, we pride ourselves that nobody reads the comments, nobody reads the articles, and at least one proofreader (me) can barely read and write. I’m often pulled [more…]

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